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Auteur(s) : Garcia, Désirée J. (1977-....)
Titre(s) : The migration of musical film [Texte imprimé] : from ethnic margins to American mainstream / Desirée J. Garcia
Publication : New Brunswick, New Jersey ; London : Rutgers university press, 2014
Description matérielle : x, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Comprend : Acknowledgments -- ; Introduction: There's No Place Like Home --1 ; The Shtetls, Shund,
and Shows of Musicals --2 ; The Musicals of Black Folk: Race Cinema and the Black-Cast
Musicals of 1929 --3 ; "Not a Musical in Any Sense of the Word": Allá en el Rancho
Grande Crosses the Border --4 ; "Our Home Town": The Hollywood Folk Musical --5 ;
"Tahiti, Rome, and Mason City, Iowa": Musical Migrants in the Postwar Era --6 ; "Ease
on Down the Road": Folk Musicals of the Ethnic Revival --7 ; Home Is Where the Audience
Is: The Sing-Along 185 Conclusion: Beyond the Rainbow -- ; Notes -- ; Bibliography
-- ; Index.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-249) and index
"Movie musicals are among the most quintessentially American art forms, often celebrating
mobility, self-expression, and the pursuit of one's dreams. But like America itself,
the Hollywood musical draws from many distinct ethnic traditions. In this illuminating
new study, Desiree J. Garcia examines the lesser-known folk musicals from early African
American, Yiddish, and Mexican filmmakers, revealing how these were essential ingredients
in the melting pot of the Hollywood musical. The Migration of Musical Film shows how
the folk musical was rooted in the challenges faced by immigrants and migrants who
had to adapt to new environments, balancing American individualism with family values
and cultural traditions. Uncovering fresh material from film industry archives, Garcia
considers how folk musicals were initially marginal productions, designed to appeal
to specific minority audiences, and yet introduced themes that were gradually assimilated
into the Hollywood mainstream.No other book offers a comparative study and comprehensive
history of the folk musical, from the first sound films in the 1920s to the genre's
resurgence in the 1970s and 1980s. Using an illustrative rather than comprehensive
approach, Garcia focuses on significant moments in the sub-genre and rarely studied
films such as Alla en el Rancho Grande along with familiar favorites that drew inspiration
from earlier folk musicals--everything from The Wizard of Oz to Zoot Suit. If you
think of movie musicals simply as escapist mainstream entertainment, The Migration
of Musical Film is sure to leave you singing a different tune. "
Sujet(s) : Films musicaux -- États-Unis
Musique traditionnelle -- Au cinéma
Minorités -- Au cinéma
Indice(s) Dewey :
791.436 52913 (23e éd.) = Cinéma - Thème des Américains
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780813568652 (hardback). - ISBN 081356865X (hardback). - ISBN 9780813568645
(pbk.). - ISBN 0813568641 (pbk.). - ISBN 9780813568669 (erroné) (e-book)
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Notice n° :
FRBNF44366631
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